Class A First-hand BFRO #9315

Boy sees a bigfoot while clearing land

1978–1979 Dusk El Campo, Wharton County, Texas 1 witness

Account

As a teenager plowing bottomland alone, the witness stalled his tractor while turning under a tree. He then noticed a large dark bipedal figure along a distant fence line leaning side to side and moving a branch aside as if looking at him. After watching briefly he fled, managed to restart the tractor, and left; when he looked back the figure was gone.

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What was reported

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Described appearance

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Height src
very tall
Build src
heavy in stature
Face src
could not make out any facial features
Arms src
saw the arm move a branch
Legs src
standing on two legs
Posture src
standing, leaning one way then the other
Other features src
large dark figure

Facts & provenance

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Date
1978–1979
Stated BFRO report #9315 · BFRO report, labelled field: Year
Time of day
Dusk
Stated BFRO report #9315 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place
El Campo, Wharton County, Texas
Stated BFRO report #9315 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Nearest Road
Map point
29.38, -96.25 (± 1000 m)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 9315 (2 decimals, no boundary)
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #9315 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
1
Stated BFRO report #9315 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Figures reported
1
Stated BFRO report #9315 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was
plowing bottomland on a tractor
Stated BFRO report #9315 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it
a large dark figure
Stated BFRO report #9315 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class A
Stated BFRO report #9315 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Follow-up

An investigator spoke with the witness to document the sighting.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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